GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

Random words

WordMeaning
bestowto put to use : apply
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
poisebalance
irreverencelack of reverence
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
markedhaving an identifying mark
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
ephemerallasting a very short time